Meaning of the nameCibelle

Cibelle is a spelling of the name Cibele.

Meaning

The meaning of Cibelle is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 2,919
Rank in Brazil: #3,967
Median age: 26 years
2010 Census: 1,655; people

Cibelle in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cibelle, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (784 people).

2,906 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Cibelle is most common

States with the highest share of people named Cibelle in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Pernambuco 0.003%
Minas Gerais 0.002%
Ceará 0.002%
Pará 0.002%
Goiás 0.002%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	619	0.001%
Minas Gerais	374	0.002%
Pernambuco	227	0.003%
Bahia	181	0.001%
Ceará	156	0.002%
Paraná	152	0.001%
Pará	143	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	142	0.001%
Goiás	126	0.002%
Maranhão	99	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	78	0.001%
Santa Catarina	76	0.001%
Paraíba	71	0.002%
Piauí	64	0.002%
Distrito Federal	64	0.002%
Amazonas	63	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	48	0.002%
Alagoas	41	0.001%
Sergipe	37	0.002%
Espírito Santo	29	0.001%
Tocantins	29	0.002%
Mato Grosso	28	0.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul	22	0.001%
Amapá	22	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Cibelle

With LL, it is one of the alternative forms Wiktionary lists for Cibele; in the 2022 Census, it appears starting with people born in the 1960s.

About the name Cibele

Wiktionary records Cibele as a learned borrowing from Latin Cybelē, coming from Ancient Greek Κυβέλη (Kubélē), which the Greek entry gives as of Phrygian or Lydian origin. In mythology, it is the name of the Phrygian mother goddess linked to fertility and nature, later worshipped by Greeks and Romans. Behind the Name says the meaning is unknown and mentions as a possibility Phrygian roots meaning 'stone' or 'hair'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 30,904 people named Cibele, a name almost always female, with a median age of 33. Wiktionary lists Cibelle, Cibely and Cibelly as alternative forms.

Other spellings of Cibele

Spelling	People (2022)
Cibele	30,904
Cibelle	2,919

Sources

Wiktionary: Cibele · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Cybele · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Κυβέλη · en.wiktionary.org · origin

Questions about the name Cibelle

What does the name Cibelle mean?

The meaning of Cibelle is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Cibelle in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,919 people with the first name Cibelle, which ranks it number 3,967 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Cibelle a boy's or a girl's name?

Cibelle is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,906 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Cibelle?

Cibelle is a name of Greek and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Cibelle most common?

Proportionally, in Pernambuco: 0.003% of the state's population is named Cibelle (227 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Cibelle?

Cibele. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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